Please be my partner.

"Wait!" Meng Shao hurriedly stopped the two and shouted, "We have important intelligence to report to the leader. If you don't bring it back, the cave will be in great danger!"

After hearing this, Hu Zhengyi and Su Yi reluctantly stopped, but did not move any closer.

Young Master Meng and Young Master Zhou looked at each other, the latter told the story and the former supplemented it, describing in detail the battle they saw after arriving outside Bai Shi City, and everything that happened after entering Bai Shi City.

The more Hu Zhengyi and Su Yi listened, the more frightened they became. They were even more shocked when they heard that the monster that invaded Bai Shi City had subdued the mighty general.

After listening, Hu Zheng asked: "Is everything you said true?!"

Even though he knew it was nonsense, Hu Zhengyi couldn't help but ask.

Zhou Shao sighed. Even for him, a witness, this kind of experience felt extremely mysterious, so it was no surprise that Hu Zhengyi asked this question.

Young Master Meng smiled bitterly and said, "Absolutely true! When you return, you must inform the leader of this news immediately and let him make the final decision. The monster that invaded Baishi City has only given us one day. If the leader doesn't show up by then, the mighty general may indeed descend upon the catacombs."

Hu Zhengyi and Su Yi's expressions changed from gloomy to bright.

Zhou Shao didn't give the two of them any time to think. He said, "We will wait at the strange rock in the creek. If the leader hasn't arrived before 9:00 tomorrow, we will return to Baishi City and try to delay the monster's actions."

Su Yi subconsciously said: "Don't do anything stupid. Facing a powerful monster that even a mighty general can subdue, what can you do?!"

Zhou Shao shook his head, said nothing more, and left in a different direction with Meng Shao.

In fact, Zhou Shao had some doubts in his heart. Although he had preconceived that Mellen was a monster at first impression, but now thinking carefully, that calm posture and that extraordinary grace, could it really be a monster?

But, if it’s not a monster, then what is it?

Could it be a human? ! !

The two returned to the strange rock by the stream, which was also a landmark location near their cave.

Zhou Shao and Meng Shao leaned against the strange stone in a daze, each with their own thoughts, countless complicated thoughts constantly flowing through their minds...

The two are said to be the two young masters of Huaihe, but in fact they are just two orphans. They showed some talents when they were young, so they were trained in the cave. At the same time, they have accepted the concept of "cave family" since childhood. It can be said that if sacrificing the two of them can save the cave, they will choose to sacrifice themselves without hesitation.

The so-called Zhou Shao and Meng Shao were just code names that they gave themselves because they had no names.

Soon the day passed and the blood moon hung high in the sky.

Young Master Meng's stomach growled, finally snapping him out of his precarious state. He pulled out two palm-sized hard-wheat pancakes from his small bag. He paused for a moment, then scoffed. He took out all the food from the bag and said viciously, "I'll get killed if I stick my head out. I'll get killed if I hide my head. I'm going to die anyway, so why should I save any money?"

Meng Shao took a big bite of the biscuit and the dried meat. The heat from the food made him extremely satisfied. He walked over to Zhou Shao, spread the small package on the ground, put the food on it, and said, "Eat!"

Zhou Shao came to his senses, untied the package containing the food, and poured out all the food.

Meng Shao laughed and said, "What a sumptuous meal!"

The two of them were enjoying their last supper like warriors about to be executed.

After eating (pancakes and dried meat) and drinking (water) for a while, Mr. Meng asked, "Mr. Zhou, how are things going? Do you have any plans for tomorrow?"

Zhou Shao chewed his biscuit carefully and said calmly, "It depends on the situation. If the leader comes, we will naturally go to Baishi City with him. Although we are useless, we can still serve as bait at a critical moment to buy some time for the leader."

Meng Shao didn't take it seriously, but nodded slightly.

Zhou Shao continued, "If the leader doesn't come, then the two of us will head to Baishi City..." He paused, sighed, and said, "We'll just have to adapt to the situation. Our strength is so far superior that any plan will be useless."

Meng Shao's expression turned gloomy. At this moment, he felt his own insignificance and powerlessness more than ever before.

Major General Zhou stuffed the last piece of food into his mouth and said, "You rest, I'll keep watch first."

Meng Shao did not refuse. He took off his jacket and pulled it into a sleeping bag. He leaned against the strange rock and found a sheltered place, and soon fell asleep.

One second is like a dream, and one call wakes you up.

This is also a necessary ability for a scavenger.

Zhou Shao also leaned in the shadow of the strange rock, trying his best to avoid being illuminated by the blood moon.

Silent all night.

The next day, Meng Shao, who was on duty in the second half of the night, woke up Zhou Shao. After they had a quick wash in the stream, they began to do some simple exercise. Of course, because they were in the wild, it was not too intense, just a slight warm-up.

Just as the two were about to continue waiting, a sound of undisguised footsteps came from a distance.

The two of them immediately looked over with vigilance, and saw a tall and strong man with extraordinary momentum walking slowly towards them. Each of his steps was extremely heavy and firm, giving people a feeling of being as immovable as a mountain.

The two shouted in surprise: "Chief!"

When Wen Jie saw the two of them, he observed them calmly for a moment. After confirming something, he smiled calmly and said, "Thank you for your hard work."

It was clearly just an ordinary sentence, but the two people who had survived the monsters yesterday suddenly felt tears welling up in their eyes.

It's like a child who has been wronged and intends to face it bravely, but when he hears the comfort from the "father" he has always admired very much, the suppressed emotions will naturally be released.

Fortunately, both of them were experienced and quickly calmed down. They began to talk one after another about what happened yesterday.

Zhou Shao also described in detail the details he noticed, hoping that these could better help the leader make a judgment.

After listening to this, Wen Jie nodded thoughtfully and said, "I understand. You guys go back to the catacombs. I'll go meet this...being."

Meng Shao was anxious after hearing this and shouted, "Chief, let us go with you. We...we...uh...are still...useful."

By the end, Meng Shao himself felt embarrassed.

Zhou Shao said in a deep voice, "Chief, I know you're worried about us, but we were directly involved in the incident and can't return to the catacombs. Please take us with you. Maybe we can help."

Wen Jie thought about it, nodded and said, "Okay, you guys stay with me, but don't act without my order."

They both responded in unison.

On the way, Meng Shao couldn't help but ask, "Chief, why are you here alone?"

Wen Jie said, "Since I received your message yesterday, I have organized personnel to relocate some of the people in the cave to the backup cave. So far, everyone in the cave is busy and there are no extra people available."

"Besides, the person I'm going to meet this time can't be controlled by the number of people. Instead of that, I might as well go on my own as agreed."

The three of them quickly rushed towards Bai Shi City. When they arrived, they didn't know if it was an illusion, but they always felt that Bai Shi City was quieter today than usual.

Because there was still some time before the appointment, the three decided to observe the situation first and did not rush into the city.

But at this moment, the gate of Bai Shi City suddenly rumbled and opened!

In fact, the gate of Bai Shi City is now extremely dilapidated. Whether it is open or not, it cannot prevent others from entering. The real trouble is the spider's nest hidden in the corridor of the gate.

The three of them looked at the city gate that was slowly opening, which had more symbolic significance than practical meaning, with serious expressions. It felt like they were walking into a trap.

Wen Jie's eyes flickered for a moment, and he said, "Let's go. Since the host has already invited us, it would be impolite for us to hesitate any longer."

As he spoke, Wen Jie took the lead and walked towards the city gate, and Zhou Shao and Meng Shao hurriedly followed.

The three of them arrived in front of the city gate. The corridor of the city gate seemed brighter than before. Based on their usual understanding, Zhou Shao and Meng Shao looked at the corridor of the city gate with some fear, but Wen Jie walked in without changing his expression.

The corridor at the city gate was obviously a very short distance, but the three of them seemed to have walked several times its length. During the process, they could hear some kind of mumbling, and it seemed as if countless malicious gazes were constantly scanning them.

This made Zhou Shao and Meng Shao always tense.

Fortunately, the three of them quickly passed through the city gate corridor. Before Zhou Shao and Meng Shao could breathe a sigh of relief, they suddenly saw a huge figure standing in front of them. The unconcealed aura was overwhelming, almost overwhelming the two of them.

This is the original overlord of Baishi City, the mighty general (as shown in the picture)!

A powerful martial arts aura rose from Wen Jie's body. He took a step forward and took the initiative to greet the mighty general, blocking 90% of the aura released by the latter.

Zhou Shao and Meng Shao finally came to their senses. They had no time to feel ashamed and hurriedly focused their minds, not allowing themselves to be intimidated by the mighty general's aura.

Two forces, one strong and one weak, collided with each other. Although they were invisible forces, they produced tangible oppression. The surrounding buildings, which were already dilapidated, were tottering under the impact of these two forces.

The mighty general's aura overwhelmed the heaven and earth, and even caused large-scale strange phenomena, stirring up the situation.

Wen Jie may seem a little weaker, but he is as solid as a rock. No matter how turbulent the outside world is, I remain unmoved.

After a while of fighting, the mighty general seemed annoyed at not being able to defeat the tiny human. Just as he was about to unleash even more power, Wen Jie suddenly said, "Aren't we guests invited by your master? Is this how you treat guests?"

The mighty general's breath stagnated for a moment, then he slowly calmed down and turned to walk towards the city.

Wen Jie felt relieved. This scene further confirmed a guess in his mind. He took a deep breath and followed the mighty general.

Next, it’s time to meet that mysterious existence.

Chapter 374 Asylum and Conditions

Soon, Wen Jie and the other two, led by the mighty general, arrived in front of a relatively intact mansion.

The three of them could clearly feel a large amount of demonic aura gathering in the mansion. When the door of the mansion opened, the scene they saw made the three of them hold their breath.

The demons are servants, and the monsters are guards.

The monster with nails like sharp blades is clearing the weeds in the garden, and the strong monster is renovating the dilapidated courtyard.

The colorful flags fluttering in the sky, the decorations hanging on the walls, the fish swimming in the pond, the strange trees in the yard...all are various kinds of monsters and demons.

At this moment, they are like humble servants, trying hard to please their master.

Although the gates in the mansion had been obviously expanded and reinforced, the mighty general still had to bow his head and bend down when passing through. But even so, he had no intention of destroying those gates that were as fragile as paper to him.

Soon, the three were brought to a room. When the door opened, Wen Jie saw a young man holding a book and reading it with great interest. Next to the young man, there was a dog lying down.

Wen Jie could instinctively sense an extremely terrifying danger from the man and the dog, especially the dog. Although there was no trace of aura, when its eyes swept over him, Wen Jie even had the illusion that he would be torn to pieces in the next moment, and he would not have the slightest power to resist.

Seeing the three people coming, Melen put down the book in his hand.

As early as yesterday when he met Zhou Shao and Meng Shao, Melen had already used his mental power to forcibly extract the textual knowledge of this world from their memories. For Melen, the former two had no ability to resist at all, and could not even detect it.

Although the characters that Zhou Shao and Meng Shao knew were quite basic and not many in number, with these as a foundation, plus the clone that Xiaoyin left in the fairy tale kingdom, and the large amount of books and materials collected by Mellen, it was a fairly simple task to deduce the writing system of this world.

So at this time, Melen can already read all kinds of books in this world skillfully.

While Wen Jie was carefully observing Mellen, Mellen was looking at him with interest. The former gave him a calm and heavy feeling, quite like those loyal, brave and righteous heroes in film and television dramas.

Suddenly, Wen Jie stepped forward, bowed, and asked, "Senior, are you from the human race?"

When these words were spoken, Zhou Shao and Meng Shao were stunned at first, and then their expressions became extremely excited, but the former seemed to have understood something, while the latter was completely in disbelief.

Melen's lips curled up slightly and he smiled, "You think I'm human? Why?"

Wen Jie said solemnly, "Intuition!"

Melen almost laughed and said, "Then your intuition is quite accurate. Yes, I am indeed human."

Wen Jie was surprised when he got the clear answer, but then he heard Mellen add: "But, I am not from this world."

Wen Jie's expression froze for a moment, but he quickly reacted.

Before the catastrophe, martial arts were extremely prosperous in their world, and legends of ascenders would appear from time to time. It was said that these ascenders were the most brilliant geniuses in the lower realm, and they were able to ascend after experiencing numerous difficulties and tests and reaching the perfection of heaven and man.

Because the ascenders themselves are extremely outstanding, even after ascending to their world, they can often make a great reputation in a short period of time.

For those powerful martial arts sects that have a Martial Saint, being able to invite an ascender to join is a great joy, because the ascender is often only one step away from becoming a Martial Saint, and there is a high probability that he will be able to break through this shackle in the future. This is equivalent to picking up a Martial Saint for free.

Of course, for Wen Jie, this information was nothing more than some legends whose truth could not be verified, at least that was the case before.

Wen Jie said respectfully, "So you are a senior ascender. I apologize for your disrespect."

Mellen waved his hand and got to the point. "I called you here this time because I have something to discuss with you. I need you to gather intelligence for me, both before and after the disaster. You also need to do something for me when I need you. In return, I can provide you with some shelter, and you can also collect the resources you want in Baishi City. Of course, as for the latter point, I can only guarantee your safety as much as possible. After all, most monsters are brainless, and I can't control them 100%."

Wen Jie thought about it and did not agree immediately. Instead, he asked, "Senior, in addition to collecting intelligence, you also need us to do something for you. What exactly do you want us to do?"

Mellen said, "Some resources and treasures that I need, or intelligence that can help me explore a specific area."

At this point, Mellen smiled and added, "Of course, if you feel that what I need you to do is beyond your ability, you can refuse."

Wen Jie was silent for a moment, then as if he had made up his mind, he said, "Senior, we are willing to serve you at our utmost."

Mellen nodded and said bluntly, "Okay, now make a copy of all the intelligence information about your settlement and the martial arts techniques and send it to me."

Having made up his mind, Wen Jie no longer thought about playing both sides and immediately responded, "Yes, senior!"

The three of them left the mansion and walked in Bai Shi City, all looking a little dazed.

It was Wen Jie who came to his senses first. He said to Zhou Shao and Meng Shao, "Let's go. Let's go back quickly and don't keep the seniors waiting anxiously."

The three of them quickly headed towards the outside of Bai Shi City. They encountered many monsters along the way, but none of them attacked them.

Zhou Shao said, "When we were scavenging before, we always tried to avoid encountering intelligent monsters as much as possible and traveled through the territories of those unintelligent monsters. From now on in Baishi City, I guess it will be the other way around."

Meng Shao smiled and said, "Indeed, a brainless monster is actually harder to control."

Wen Jie said, "We need to confirm this more carefully later. After all, a monster is still a monster."

Zhou Shao and Meng Shao responded in unison.

After speeding along, the three of them soon returned to the cave. It was called a cave, but in fact it was a huge hollowed-out underground cave with many passages extending over a large area, which could accommodate tens of thousands of people.

This amount of work cannot be completed in a short period of time, even with warriors as the main laborers.

In fact, this cave could only accommodate one or two thousand people for refuge at the beginning, and the subsequent space was also expanded bit by bit over a long period of time.